Hassan Hussein

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Nairobi, December
16, 2013--Police in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland on
December 13 raided the Hargeisa offices of the critical independent daily Hubaal,
arrested two staff members, and ordered the publication to be shut down,
according to news reports. This is the third time the paper has been targeted
this year.

Hubaal, Somaliland's critical and much-beleaguered daily newspaper, is
back on newsstands after a presidential pardon last week. The paper was shuttered
on orders of the attorney general in June without explanation. In April, two
gunmen, subsequently identified by authorities as police officers, raided
the office of Hubaaland attacked
its staff after a series of critical articles accusing the government of
nepotism and misuse of office. Editor Hassan Hussein and Managing Director
Mohamed Ahmed were both convicted
on defamation charges last month and given prison terms. The two journalists were
released on bail and are appealing their convictions.

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Nairobi, June 12, 2013--The acting attorney general in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland should withdraw his
request to suspend the independent daily Hubaal, the Committee to
Protect Journalists said today. A court ruled on Tuesday that the paper had
been indefinitely suspended at the request of Aden Ahmed Mouse, according to
news reports.